Powerball Rises to $550 Million; Tickets Selling Fast in Austin

AUSTIN- Tickets are selling fast for the record $550 million Powerball drawing.

The odds aren’t in your favor. Experts say you have about a one in 175 million chance, but that’s not stopping hundreds of thousands for taking a shot at the record lottery.

Throughout Wednesday morning people have been going into convenience stores and paying out $2 for a chance at the jackpot. Each person is hoping the numbers that print out will offer a new future, padded with lots of cash.